Yeoh Poh See at the handlebars with cousin Angeline. |
That time
Ban Hoe Seng was at 62 and 64 Belfield Street. It was a 3 storey building and owned
by my grandfather Chew Boon Juan.
On the
ground floor they had a business selling motorcycles. It was run by my Uncles
Chew Choon Siew and Chew Choon Kok.
I lived at the second floor of Ban Hoe Seng |
I remember
playing with my younger cousin Angeline at the square in front of my uncles
shop where there was a beautiful marble water fountain. The fountain was in
memory of Birch and it is a pity that it was demolished.
Poh See and Angeline at the Birch Fountain |
Those days
it was very safe to be a child in Old Town. My brother studied at St Michaels
Institution and used to walk to school.
During my
time our playground was the Birch Memorial clock tower and the surrounding
grounds. The railways gardens too was always nice and pleasant.
My playground ...at the Birch Clock Tower ... |
and the Railway Station gardens |
I remember my father taking me to eat nasi
kandar at the stall under the trees in front of the post office.
A later pic of Yeoh Poh See |
JAG
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